This fun little project was something we put together on a whim while trying to use up some of the barn wood from our collapsing barn. If you follow our blog, you know we’ve done quite a few projects with barn wood now including the ceiling and sliding door in...

September 2nd was a beautiful day and I don’t just mean the weather. We were honored to host several homeschool families from the surrounding area. It was wonderful to meet not only the kids, but their parents too. I was amazed at their attentiveness, kindness...

It’s time for part two of my renovations reveal! This is our small but awesome educational space, lovingly designed by yours truly! Initially I didn’t want to tell anyone that the education space was in our basement. I figured people would think dark,...

Twenty enthusiastic preschoolers visited Aunt Bea’s Apiary in June as part of their summer bee camp. We had a wonderful time learning about the inner workings of a honeybee hive and the equipment beekeepers need to take care of bees. Other highlights included...

I’ve been wanting to write about honey bee swarms for a while now, but thought I should wait until the end of swarm season so I could include our stats! Swarming is the natural means of reproduction in honey bee colonies. This is when a honey bee colony...